The most shocked among all was none other than Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
She had invested countless resources and effort, delving deeply into Crazed Demon Cave and Limitless' formation. Yet even with all her means and deductions, she had never once detected the possibility of Limitless' revival method being hidden within the cave.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's findings had mirrored hers.
This mutual assurance was the very reason they had battled so fiercely moments before. But now, the truth stood before them. Limitless Demon Venerable had actually revived—revived and ascended beyond their reach.
"Don't tell me…" Fang Yuan's thoughts raced, even he couldn't remain calm. "When the final piece of truthful floating ice was carved, Limitless Demon Venerable revived and attained eternal life in one step?"
His instincts screamed it. The aura emanating from Limitless was vast—overwhelming. It surpassed everything he had ever sensed before.
Giant Sun and Star Constellation felt it even more deeply. Before this presence, their own strength seemed insignificant. Towering mountains, endless oceans—Limitless stood like a wall between worlds.
"This isn't in line with historical records…" Giant Sun's eyes flickered with golden light. "Did he really surpass us?"
"His aura… Even master cannot compare to this level," Star Constellation muttered, suspicion and fear dancing in her eyes.
Without a word, the two Venerables launched their attacks.
Fierce methods clashed against Limitless Demon Venerable, but he only smiled lightly. Spiraling chains of chaos spun around him, unraveling their attacks like threads in the wind.
Shocked but not deterred, the two Venerables increased their tempo, unleashing more terrifying killer moves. Yet, even after several exchanges, they could not land a single blow.
Limitless didn't retaliate.
With a gentle wave of his hand, space itself rippled. Instantly, both Giant Sun and Star Constellation retreated with solemn expressions. Paradise Earth and Fang Yuan fled the area as well, unwilling to be caught in whatever Limitless was preparing.
Only Not Immortal and Secret Schemer remained near him, too entrenched or too dazed to move.
Giant Sun's face was grim.
Star Constellation's eyes sparkled with deducing starlight, her thoughts spinning at full capacity.
Then Limitless spoke. "I have no wish to be your enemy. The fruit of eternal life, born from a million years of effort, is mine. But I have yet to test it."
Giant Sun narrowed his eyes. "And how do you intend to test it?"
Limitless turned slightly.
Where he once stood, a hole had formed in reality.
Every immortal present turned toward it.
Beyond the hole was a sea of chaos. It defied all logic, all form. It was not black, not white—not even darkness or light. It simply was.
The origin of calamities. The source of tribulations.
Chaos.
"You madman!" Giant Sun growled. "You broke the world boundary again? Do you want to destroy everything?!"
Star Constellation added coldly, "Limitless, I understand your aspiration. But if you plan to bring ruin to the five regions and two heavens, I will die alongside Heavenly Court to stop you."
Limitless lifted a hand calmly. "Be at ease. The hole is small. I merely wish to test the results of eternal life. We Venerables, though unmatched in the world, have always suffered from chaos. Who here hasn't been injured by it?"
He looked directly at the two Venerables. "Except the Chaos Demon Venerable, of course."
The air tightened when they heard the name of the Chaos Demon.
Everyone knew the kind of terrifying monster he was. All venerables knew that the multiple occurrences of chaos tribulation when Chaos demon was refining an immortal body with Chaos as a median—even during the era when Fate Gu still existed—were because he had pierced the sky itself.
A hole the size of a needle had been enough to cause tremors across the world. Though the masses remained unaware, the heavens themselves had shaken. The only reason the consequences hadn't escalated further was, as far as Star Constellation could speculate, because the Chaos Demon still had unfinished business in this world. Why else would someone with a Chaos Body—entirely forged from raw chaos—allow the world to persist?
To this day, no one knew his whereabouts. No one knew if he was dead, alive, or something in between.
Limitless Demon Venerable's voice echoed across the battlefield. "Crazed Demon Cave has existed for a million years. If there is any true indicator of whether eternal life has been achieved, it lies within this chaos. So now, I test it."
All eyes widened.
Not a single Venerable moved. Not yet.
The next moment might shake the very foundation of reality.
Limitless Demon Venerable stepped forward.
Into the chaos.
The other Venerables and the various Gu Immortals subconsciously held their breath, their gazes fixed on him.
Limitless did not activate any defensive killer move. He entered the sea of chaos with only his body—unshielded, exposed.
He was simply too daring.
Even Giant Sun and Star Constellation Immortal Venerables wouldn't attempt this. They could survive in the chaos for a while, yes—but only under full protection, expending tremendous effort to resist its corrupting essence. A single lapse, and even they would lose limbs… or lives.
But Limitless? He extended his arm directly into the chaos.
Seconds passed.
He pulled it back.
The entire arm was pitch black, as if carbonized, scorched beyond recognition. It looked like brittle charcoal.
Gasps erupted, but Limitless only clenched his fist.
The black shell flaked off and vanished like ash on the wind—revealing a perfectly intact, though slightly leaner, arm beneath.